Display



P. o. scbw DISPLAY Filed July 13, 1929 Feb. 23, 1932,

Patented Feb, 23, 1932 i y i 1,846,91F

invention relates; to a display device and more particularly that type which may be operatedihy smallanimalssuchas trained mice or other small animalsin'closed within a cage wherein. the display is setup. V

A feature of the invention resides in pro trifling a rotatable; member which is adJustable into 'difierent angular" positions whereby the rotation of the same may be accem I 'plishedmorereadily When in theinclined position by the small animals jumpingupon' the wheel or'di'sc-lik displaymember which is positioned within the cage wherein the animal's are-l'zept. V a 1 15 My invention includes'a display having means of easily oiIi'n-gthe shaftof the rotate able member, particularly thelower bearing ofth'e same, se thatit will operate for a long i of timewithlittle orno attention and ma manner to permit it to run freely with little or rid-friction,- thus permittingthe rm 't'atahle display 1 member to be easily 3 opera" atedeveniby" small traine'd mice? 111% is a feature of my invention' to proyidea display; "wherein several display members may incl'osed a cage wherein the animals are confined'and'jto associate'wi th these-'various display members within the cage such members as; willlco-operatet0+ gather to'fo 'm a complete-and attractive display; H i

-"1"l1es'= features together with other'details 01': my invention will bejmore clearly and fully set forth'lin thespecifi cation and claims.

Inthe drawingsforming partof thisspe'cificati'onz' s I h Figu re'l j is a p'erspective View of' my'dis Figure il'is an enlargedfdetail cross sec tion ofaportion ofmy' display; j i F'gure 3 is an enlarged detail of a portion of the cage of-thedisplayr 7 r 1 Figure 4- isan: enlarged detail of a portion ofthe display. 1 4 My display A includes a cage wherein small animals may be confined, such as trainedymice, squirrels or other animals so as to provide a display within the; cage of the display-A; Thedisplay-Aisformed with 56 aifwire: mesh front w whiehis sli'dably helda the cageof' my .fioorfforthe display. i Z laiermydisplaye 7-"0 ed about the periphery of piTOYidesa display which 1W 8 1 9 in the channel 'mernbersll onei'thef -endiofq the fr nt o'f'i tlierage of 'thed-isplay, while; 7

theendmembersIQmaybe closed) o providesfthe open portio'n to- V i p y 'setha d sp y- I 5 I a Y front Y 10 within the; cage may'fbe readilyvlsilol e through the froritIfO; T l ii'sfmesh 1 61 151 0? also provide'sth, dsi-red-yentilationi o the" cagefofthe display Y n '1 also proyi'd' thetop suitable nature sothat a suificient. amount of" ventilation and air mlay hedirected-into the cage and-ithe openionme'sh-top" l3gjse-i'ye's to form 'visibility intoithe cage- 0f. theidisplay A through the top" as well as front Theibacklofthe display'Amay be of a elosed-nature .as-are,the ends 12',-andthe, beaom 1'5 l s'ipreferahlyclosed so as tqtorma i 'Iheoperating member includes a tum-table CF-Whie'hmayi'he pro- Videdwi-tha miniature rubbertirel f rf support I the same which also forms a roundedge' forgthe turn-table G and maybe-ma in the advertisement of tires-' or'j other article's of" a" similar-nature. operatingmen-rher Biis' designed to; be "operated by small animalswhich form a part of the display such as;

mice which may be trained to operate the V display A-in'a man er: to form a very inter- 'esti-ng attraction both for the activity of the animals confined within the display A 'and for the features of'the display'whi'ch tend to H advertise the particular" articles j nini aturely displayed within'the same. 1

'lhe operating lrnemberv B consists of a hollfo w sha -13117 whichi's formed-with a'bearing point I8 on one end which fits into the socket in the plate20 which is set inth e' fioor- 1'5.

oil opening 21 is fofln'e'd through the bearing-point 18 and as-the shaft li'i's'ofa hollow nature oil-may be directedZintO the upper open end 22*of the's'ameso-that in the Y rotation of'the rotor-ortable 011: will be 9-5 directed to the bearingepoint 18- and into the socket 1-92 1 Only the requiredamount of lubricant will be discharged outfof the openi-ng 21mm the so'cket'l'S, and thus the rotor C may be operatedifreelytwith1a very small fm s email-game 65* i amount of friction. This will permit the mice to operatethe rotor C to act as a turntable and cause it to turn around quite rapidly or in accordance with the effort'of the animal running upon the upper surface of the member C. V a

The upperend23 of theshaft 17 projects through-,theslot 24in thejplateme'mber 25 which is secured to the top 13. This plate 25 is provided with a spring catch 26 ex tend ing along one side of the slot 24iand whichis formed, with the central notch 27 and end notches 28 and 29 which are positioned nea r the ends of the slot 24:.

The operating member B'inaybeshiftediii" such a manner so: as; to; incline the V rotor either n' d e tio or h ot e hy mov ngthe upper free'end 23 of the shaft 17; in one di c on o e th t m t e. en er no center notch it ;,i v daptedto extend' more pe p di larlyr m he tt 1 2 y xten ls a it h thelhrotor t b et? ne r y parallel with the bottom 15;? lf-more of, an

angle of incline ;for-,the.;rotor -C is desired th he f e e d,;, I of h Shaft 11 may; h

moved away from the central notchj27 of-the plate-member-25, carried by the top:1-3..

by placing ithin the display-{cage a shelf and hood member. 30' the mice areinclinedto jump :upon hero or Q With t e nt tim i running ,acrossgthe same so'that they-can jump upon the shelf 30'more readily. ,I the ef r of the 0 atlmlah oss th J-T Qr' C the ffsame is; caused to rotate fvery freely and thus the micefafterthey become trained-will apparently-run fer-isome 5 little time on; the

rotor Ceausing it to spin around in anattrac-f tive manner before the mice j umpoif on ,to

- the shelf 30 orjump ofi-of the rotor Ci The shelf 30 mayjform a platfl rm upon which the animals may jump from the rotor C toirest andthi s being placed slightly higher than the top of the rotor C causes: the; animals to be inclinedto run on therotor C before jump-u ing on tothe shelf 30. i This shelf; also may.

constitute a hooddike member within the cage 1 of the display A? and being. hollow beneath the same the animals may rununderneath to hideaway when they desire Y 'j The display A may-also contain .other'display matter such as, a miniature automobile 32 and this togetherwith the tire-like edge'16 ofthe rotor C ,providesfa good advertising display for tiresand thusan attractive display may be made up which willjvattract at-f tention through the activityof the small ani malswithin the same and thus advertise whatever'ipr'oduct is displayed within thejcage of the di'splaygA; y @The adjustment ofthe'oper'ating member B so that therotortable C may be inclined 5130 Cause the aninjals to operate the same more freely and to teachjsmall" animals to run By slighi-ly; ,incl'ningf the; rotor; table C 'aveaaa' holds the attention of the observer so' ast'o provi ingpurposes. V 1

* In accordance with theopatent statutes I havev described,theprinciples of my display and "while'f'haveillustrated a particular omb n tioni i t e ment widthst m ion. f? th pa t vd es orhar h' n;. stood-that. t e ame ei hly-i t ve o means of carrying out my invention and that.

the same may be applied to .othejri difiplay l matter, landucarried out fbygother. ariations withinthe scope of the following claimsl w-ithl out, departing from the spirit .of the ginvenfon-1- I ,Ielaimah adjustable hollow standard, a, vtapered and; roundedbearing point formed on one end of said standard, and an oil hole extending;

outl of 1 the tapered portion offsaid bearing P Qint into th ket adapted to s pp rt the fi etifo' r g havingiopen. mesh sidesgfo displayingjsmall animals i fi 'Q O within .sa filcasiI f-lii fisocket in the floor-of said casing, a, i t

standardipiv t Withinlsai soeke aer tm' display table 1 carried by: said; standard, an oil i well formedin said standardqfor oiling the bear ng p i th a d w erf rme inl'the'pointed'end of; said standard'through which said oil'maydrip; f Adisplay for small; animals including, a [cage having idisplay openingsi formed therein,;a, rotatable display member, spring 7 means for adjustably supporting said-dis? play member into different inclined angular positions to cause a more; or. less freely;rotatable display within said cage; I

T 4. Anadvertising display comprising; a

de a unique utility for advertisd p y i 'ig d ngl a, rotor having' an} i A display ihcludi jg, 7 a a ak liha ina cage, advertising elements withinsa idr'cage, 7

some of which are rotatably' supported within said cage ina manner to be adjusted to dif-;

ferent inclined,- positions within; the page, notch means for'holding the display members inset positionlfreely rotatable, and means'for oiling the bearing. points of the samewhereby; the rotatable display members -maybe easily rotated by small animals running-on the same. 1

5am advertising display" including, a cage for, displaying small, animals, rotatable display members within-said cage, shafts on saiddisplaymembers extending through said cage andsaidgextendedishaft end providing means for adjusting the inclined position of said display members externally of said cage to cause the same to be more easily operated by small animals running on the same.

6. A display including, a cage forsmall animals, a series of display members positioned within said cage having a oo-o'rdinating relation one with the other, a rotatable member forming one of the display elements within said cage, an oil Well within said rotatable member, a shaft-like standard for said rotatable member, and means for adjusting and supporting into different positions the free end of said shaft-like member.

7 A display comprising, a cage, display members positioned within said cage, one of said display members including an upright standard, a rotatable disc-like member supported by said standard near the lower bearing end of the same, a bearing point formed on said standard, a socketfor receiving said bearing point, an oil well within said standard, an opening through said point to said socket, and means for supporting the free end of said standard to permit the same to be set in different positions'to changev the incline of the rotatable member supported by said standard whereby small animals are caused to freely rotate said rotatable member p and form a rotating display which is auto; matically oiled in the operation of the same.

PETER O. SGOW. 

